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Subject: [Leica] OT: MAC question - Mail / Netscape / Thunderbird - THANKS + Doug
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:11:33 -0800
References: <380-2200911210225139370@M2W114.mail2web.com> <4AF9F159.9090201@sfr.fr>

On Nov 10, 2009, at 3:03 PM, Philippe Amard wrote:

> Oh Doug! the heading said and still does OT
> I started the thread as mail is what links us as much as photography and I 
> needed help with the gearmail, which I got from friendly luggers
> As to photography, I posted snaps this afternoon again. So have Nathan, 
> Ric and many others in recent hours or days.
> Please don't start a row now my problem is solved - thanks to Tarek among 
> others...

I am glad your problem is solved Philippe, and yes this list is about 
photography,  Doug, Philippe, Nathan, Ric, Tarek , moi even take photos...in 
fact our ratio of photos to e-mails may actually  be well above one...


(I'm not so sure about everyone....)


Steve 


> Thank you for your understanding.
> Bien amicalement
> Philippe
> 
> 
> wildlightphoto at earthlink.net wrote:
> 
>> Steve Barbour wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On Nov 10, 2009, at 1:17 PM, Philippe Amard wrote:
>>> 
>>>   
>>>> I have always used basic mail software; Eudora, and then Netscape, to
>>>>     
>> read my mail on the PCsss.
>> 
>>>> I am in the process of giving the Mac a chance for mail and find Mail a
>>>>     
>> pain.
>> 
>>>> Does any of you have experience with Thunderbird?
>>>> I wouldn't want to download it to find it is even more tedious than 
>>>> Mail.
>>>> Is it closer to Netscape?
>>>> TIA for experienced reports.
>>>> Philippe
>>>>     
>>> really, I use mail and find it better than the rest, most of which I've
>>>   
>> tried,
>> 
>>> Steve
>>>   
>> 
>> Does anyone else see the parallels between this discussion and the usual
>> photo equipment nit-picking discussions?  Does e-mail software matter that
>> much?  If so, doesn't a camera or lens choice matter as much to a
>> photographer?  Or are both immaterial, and we should just get on with
>> e-mailing and/or making pictures?
>> 
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>> 
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In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (wildlightphoto at earthlink.net) ([Leica] OT: MAC question - Mail / Netscape / Thunderbird)
Message from philippe.amard at sfr.fr (Philippe Amard) ([Leica] OT: MAC question - Mail / Netscape / Thunderbird - THANKS + Doug)